One Gold Medal, One Olympic Hope School; Haier Builds One Primary School for Each Chinese Olympic Champion

Beijing (ots/PRNewswire) -

Haier, the world's fourth largest white goods manufacturer and
the official white goods sponsor of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games,
kicks off today its "One Gold Medal, One Olympic Hope School" program
with the first Beijing 2008 Olympic Gold medal won by the Chinese
Weightlifting athlete Ms. CHEN Xiexia in Women's 48kg. Haier will
build one Project Hope Olympic School for each Gold medal won by a
Chinese athlete during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Haier announced its "One Gold Medal, One Olympic Hope School" on
December 3rd, 2007 when it committed to build one primary school for
each Olympic gold medal won by a Chinese athlete in Beijing.

Project Hope is a non-governmental organization sponsored by the
China Youth Development Foundation (CYDF) that aims at supporting
education in China's poverty-stricken areas. The foundation helps
children from poor Chinese areas with funds collected from society to
build and refurbish schools and helps drop-out students return to
school in spite of poor family financial condition. Haier has been a
long time partner of Project Hope and contributed more than USD 3
million in funds and USD 19.56 million in materials for the Hope
Project so far. By the end of 2007, Haier had built 77 primary
schools in 24 provinces, allowing 40,000 students to return to
school.

In addition to donating Olympic Project Hope Schools, Haier also
delivers the Olympic Spirit to the Children in China's
poverty-stricken areas. In June 2007 Haier launched the nationwide
program "Haier Olympic Project Hope" in partnership with the CYDF.
Haier contributed USD 437,500 to 30 Project Hope primary schools
throughout the country, equipping each school with a "Haier
electronic reading room" comprising a high definition Haier
television set as well as a library so the children can watch the
competition and share the joy brought by the Olympic Games while
learning about Olympic history and experiencing the Olympic movement.

"Committing to social responsibility is a key part of Haier's
overall strategy. With our "One Gold Medal, One Olympic Hope School"
program, Haier wants to help the children feel the Olympic Spirit
together with the whole world, making the world a home," said Haier
Group SVP Mr. ZHOU Yunjie.

"Haier is a respected long term contributor to Project Hope and
has already helped a lot of children throughout China. We are
thankful for their "One Gold Medal, One Olympic Hope School" program
during the Olympic Games. Haier's donations will allow thousands of
students to improve their lives and embrace the Olympic Spirit," said
Mr. LI Yadong Director of Hope Primary School Department, China Youth
Development Foundation (CYDF).

About Haier Group

Founded in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, in 1984 under the
leadership of ZHANG Ruimin, its current Chairman and CEO, Haier Group
Co. Ltd. is the world's fourth largest white goods manufacturer.
Haier is one of the best known Chinese brands in the world, with
distribution in over 160 countries. Haier employs 50,000 people,
including 10,000 outside China.

For more information, please contact:
Ms. HAN Xiaohua
Haier Group Co. Ltd.
Tel: +86-150-1037-8047
Email: hxh@haier.com
Mr. Simon VERICEL
Hill and Knowlton China
Tel: +86-10-5861-7570
Email: simon.vericel@hillandknowlton.com.cn

Web site: http://www.haier.com

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Contact:
Ms. HAN Xiaohua, Haier Group Co. Ltd., +86-150-1037-8047,
hxh@haier.com; Mr. Simon VERICEL, Hill and Knowlton China,
+86-10-5861-7570, simon.vericel@hillandknowlton.com.cn, for Haier
Group